1
as in reluctance
a lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something
it's an understatement to say that our dog shows a disinclination to get into the car to go to the vet
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as in dislike
a strong feeling of not liking or approving
a strong disinclination for Brussels sprouts since birth
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Recent Examples of disinclination
Horowitz’s disinclination to pay his bills has inspired complaints over the years, some on legal stationery.
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Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Its weakness is an intermittent lack of vulnerability and an occasional disinclination to leave all of that behind and pull out individual characters who have figured out that their travails flow from the difficulty of stopping American family life from turning into a Sam Shepard play.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, these works form a trail of historical and imagined personalities, full of desires and disinclinations that misalign.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
Durant’s disinclination to play for the Warriors doesn’t necessarily prohibit them from trading for him.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Its weakness is an intermittent lack of vulnerability and an occasional disinclination to leave all of that behind and pull out individual characters who have figured out that their travails flow from the difficulty of stopping American family life from turning into a Sam Shepard play.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, these works form a trail of historical and imagined personalities, full of desires and disinclinations that misalign.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
Durant’s disinclination to play for the Warriors doesn’t necessarily prohibit them from trading for him.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinclination
Noun
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In Europe, the reluctance was more ominous given the massive EV targets set for 2030.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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New York traded Toppin to the Indiana Pacers for two second-round picks in 2022, citing his inconsistent minutes behind All-Star Julius Randle and then-coach Tom Thibodeau’s reluctance to extend leashes to young players on win-now rosters.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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The federal judge that deemed Florida’s law unconstitutional agreed that dislike of transgender people motivated the law.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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Beyond Seongnam’s working-class neighborhoods, Lee has provoked in many an equally intense dislike — a fact that cannot be explained by his policies alone.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
Noun
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There is a strong sense of hatred toward Netanyahu, whose calls for the Iranian public to take this opportunity to rise up and overthrow their leaders are seemingly falling flat.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
19 June 2025
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Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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Malkmus’s distaste for his Pavement colleagues is well-established by now and hinted at in Pavements, though Perry is careful not to spoil everyone’s fun.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Honda’s supply contract with IndyCar ends next year and the company hasn’t hid its distaste over the cheating scandals that have recently tarnished the series.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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“Disinclination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinclination. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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